On This Day In Aviation History

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 03, 2022 4:05 am

On this day in 1977 the Bell XV-15 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri May 06, 2022 2:57 pm

On this day in 1935 the Curtiss P-36 Hawk flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri May 06, 2022 3:01 pm

On this day in 1941 the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri May 06, 2022 3:03 pm

On this day in 1968 the Canadair CF-5 (CF-116) Freedom Fighter flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat May 07, 2022 4:10 am

On this day in 1969 the Westland Sea King, a British licence-built version of the American SH-3 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat May 07, 2022 4:13 am

On this day in 1984 the Pilatus PC-9 flew for the first time.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat May 07, 2022 7:41 pm

On this date in 1944 the Beechcraft XA-38 Grizzly flew for the first time
On this date in 1958 US Air Force Major Howard C. Johnson flew a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter to a new world altitude of 91,249 feet.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sun May 08, 2022 11:18 pm

On this date in 1919, Navy NC-4s began their historic journey across the Atlantic.
On this date in 1944 the Boeing B-29 Superfortress entered service.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon May 09, 2022 4:17 am

On this day in 1962 the Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe flew for the first time. Happy 60th birthday to the Skycrane.

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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue May 10, 2022 4:13 am

On this day in 1972 the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II flew for the first time. Happy 50th birthday 'Warthog'!

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